Our lawyers act for owners and operators of restaurant chains and leisure companies, providing advice and support across franchise agreements, M&A transactions and operational and employee matters.

SAAS also has exhaustive experience in the media and entertainment sector. Our team understands the commercial landscape of these industries, advising on regulatory compliance and industry-specific contracts related to the production and distribution of motion pictures, television and radio programmes, music, books, periodicals and other forms of entertainment. Our lawyers regularly represent both local and international clients in defamation and related disputes.

Experience:

• Represented the owner of a chain of restaurants in arbitration proceedings in Dubai concerning breach of a franchise agreement.
• Represented the owner of a trademark in the food industry in arbitration proceedings in Kuwait for a breach of a franchise agreement.
• Acted as sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration concerning a joint venture agreement for the establishment of a restaurant chain in Saudi Arabia.
• Advised several major Lebanese restaurant chains on entering Arab Gulf markets through franchise agreements.
• Advised a Saudi-owned group on the acquisition and renovation of a boutique hotel in Beirut.
• Acted as arbitrator in a dispute concerning the design of a five-star hotel in Beirut Central District.